LEONHIRTH: Let voters put wine on shelves

10:11 AM,
Mar. 12, 2013

Written by

Jim Leonhirth

My grocery bag Saturday had something a little extra - a political flyer to support the sale of wine in grocery stories.

The grocery chain's flyer urges its customers to contact their legislators to support bills in the state House and Senate that would allow residents of communities with package sales to vote in referendums to add wine to grocery shelves.

House and Senate committees were considering the proposal in hearings this week before this column went to press. ...